Crime Rates at Priors Lea, Yate, Bristol, BS37 4DE

Priors Lea area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Dodington , and the 30th highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priors Lea (BS37 4DE) in the last 12 months was 290.1 per 1,000 residents and was 485.1% higher than the Dodington average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 187.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priors Lea (BS37 4DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blakeney Mills (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.